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Alice Troughton

Director

Represented by:

Sarah Williams

Alice Troughton is an internationally renowned director working between the UK and the US. Having lead-directed and exec-produced the award-winning shows The Midwich Cuckoos (2022) for Sky and Baghdad Central (2020) for C4, she is also known for her work on The Living and The Dead, Cucumber, and Dr Who.

In June this year she premiered her first feature film The Lesson at Tribeca Film Festival to widespread acclaim, with The Hollywood Reporter stating “Alice Troughton’s first feature is a jewel” and calling the film “an exquisite sun-drenched noir”.

Credits

FEATURE FILM
Date: 2023
Production (role):
THE LESSON
Company:
Poison Chef / Jeva Films / Bleecker Street
Project details:
Written by: Alex MacKeith
Starring: Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, Daryl McCormack, Stephen McMillan
Tribeca Film Festival 2023

****Tribeca Film Festival, 2003****

"Alice Troughton's first feature is a jewel, an exquisitely made chamber piece....Troughton, who has directed for British television, brings a tone of supreme self-assurance to the film, expertly guiding its twists and darkening turns." (The Hollywood Reporter)
TELEVISION
Date: 2023
Production (role):
BOAT STORY
Company:
Two Brothers / BBC1
Project details:
Series 1, Eps 3 & 4
Written and created by Jack & Harry Williams
Starring: Paterson Joseph, Daisy Haggard, Tcheky Karyo, Joanna Scalan
Date: 2022
Production (role):
THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS
Company:
Route 24 / Sky
Project details:
Lead director and Executive Producer
Series 1, Eps 1 & 2
Series created by David Farr, from the John Wyndham
Starring: Keeley Hawes
Date: 2020
Production (role):
TIN STAR
Company:
Kudos / Sky Atlantic
Project details:
Series 3, Ep 6

Date: 2020
Production (role):
BAGHDAD CENTRAL
Company:
Euston Films / Channel 4
Project details:
Opening Director & Executive Producer
Series 1, Eps 1, 2 & 3
Written by: Stephen Butchard
Starring: Waleed Zuaiter, Corey Stoll and Bertie Carvel
Winner of RTS Craft and Design awards for Sound and Music
Nominated for BAFTA TV Award for lead actor (Waleed Zuaiter)
Nominated for BAFTA TV Craft Awards for Casting and Music

Winner of RTS Craft and Design awards for Sound and Music
Nominated for BAFTA TV Award for lead actor (Waleed Zuaiter)
Nominated for BAFTA TV Craft Awards for Casting and Music
Date: 2018
Production (role):
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
Company:
Bad Wolf / Sky One
Project details:
Series 1, Eps 3, 4 & 5

Date: 2018
Production (role):
LOST IN SPACE
Company:
Legendary TV / Netflix
Project details:
Series 1, Ep 4
Date: 2017
Production (role):
TIN STAR
Company:
Kudos/ Sky Atlantic
Project details:
Series 1, Eps 3 & 5
Starring: Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks
Date: 2016-2017
Production (role):
DC's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
Company:
Warner Bros / DC
Project details:
Series 1, Ep 14 & Series 2, 11
Date: 2016
Production (role):
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
Company:
BBC Wales / BBC 1
Project details:
Opening director
Series 1, Eps 1, 2 & 3
Starring: Colin Morgan and Charlotte Spencer
Nominated for Best Director at the RTS West of England awards

"Tingling the spine whilst engaging the brain, The Living and the Dead is smart, scary and knowing" - The Guardian

"Beautifully filmed and directed by Alice Troughton, it’s an appealingly old-fashioned ghost story but with depth, set against a backdrop of a rural society on the cusp of great change" - The Irish Times
Date: 2016
Production (role):
THE FLASH
Company:
CW
Project details:
Series 2, Ep 17
Date: 2015
Production (role):
CUCUMBER
Company:
Red / Channel 4
Project details:
Series 1, Eps 4, 5, & 6
Written by: Russell T. Davies
Nominated for Best Director at the RTS awards

"Channel 4's Cucumber just got brilliant - if you're not watching, start now" - The Guardian
Date: 2015
Production (role):
TEEN WOLF
Company:
MTV
Project details:
Series 5, Ep 6
Date: 2014
Production (role):
IN THE FLESH
Company:
BBC Drama / BBC 3
Project details:
Series 2, Eps 5 & 6
Written by: Dominic Mitchell
Winner of the BAFTA award for Best Drama
Date: 2014
Production (role):
ATLANTIS
Company:
Urban Myth / BBC 1
Project details:
Series 1, Eps 4, 5, 8, 10, 11
Written by: Howard Overman
Date: 2013
Production (role):
FRANKIE
Company:
BBC Drama / BBC 1
Project details:
Series 1, Eps 3 & 4
Written by: Lucy Gannon
Date: 2012
Production (role):
SILK
Company:
BBC Drama / BBC 1
Project details:
Series 2, Eps 3 & 4
Written by: Peter Moffat
Date: 2009-2012
Production (role):
MERLIN (Series 2 to 5)
Company:
Shine / BBC 1
Project details:
13 x 45’ episodes
Date: 2008
Production (role):
DOCTOR WHO (Series 4)
Company:
BBC Wales / BBC 1
Project details:
2 x 60’ including ‘Midnight’
Date: 2007-2009
Production (role):
THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES
Company:
CBBC / BBC 1
Project details:
Opening director
Series 1, Eps 1, 2 ,3 & 4; Series 3, Eps 3, 4, 7, 8, 11 & 12
BAFTA nominated for Best Series
Date: 2006
Production (role):
TORCHWOOD
Company:
BBC 3 / BBC 2
Project details:
Series 1, Eps 5 & 10
Date: 2006
Production (role):
NO ANGELS
Company:
World / Channel 4
Project details:
Series 3, Eps 1, 5 & 6
Date: 2005
Production (role):
HOLBY CITY
Company:
BBC 1
Project details:
Series 7, Eps 1, 2, 29, 30, 42 & 43
Date: 2004
Production (role):
EASTENDERS
Company:
BBC 1
Project details:
20 x 30' episodes
Date: 2002-2004
Production (role):
DOCTORS
Company:
BBC 1
Project details:
23 x 30' episodes
SHORT FILM
Date: 2004
Production (role):
DORIS THE BUILDER
Company:
Film Council
Project details:
15'
Date: 2004
Production (role):
REFUGE
Company:
British Council
Project details:
15'

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2023
    Production (role): THE LESSON
    Company: Poison Chef / Jeva Films / Bleecker Street
    Project details: Written by: Alex MacKeith
    Starring: Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, Daryl McCormack, Stephen McMillan
    Tribeca Film Festival 2023

    ****Tribeca Film Festival, 2003****

    "Alice Troughton's first feature is a jewel, an exquisitely made chamber piece....Troughton, who has directed for British television, brings a tone of supreme self-assurance to the film, expertly guiding its twists and darkening turns." (The Hollywood Reporter)
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2023
    Production (role): BOAT STORY
    Company: Two Brothers / BBC1
    Project details: Series 1, Eps 3 & 4
    Written and created by Jack & Harry Williams
    Starring: Paterson Joseph, Daisy Haggard, Tcheky Karyo, Joanna Scalan
  • Date: 2022
    Production (role): THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS
    Company: Route 24 / Sky
    Project details: Lead director and Executive Producer
    Series 1, Eps 1 & 2
    Series created by David Farr, from the John Wyndham
    Starring: Keeley Hawes
  • Date: 2020
    Production (role): TIN STAR
    Company: Kudos / Sky Atlantic
    Project details: Series 3, Ep 6

  • Date: 2020
    Production (role): BAGHDAD CENTRAL
    Company: Euston Films / Channel 4
    Project details: Opening Director & Executive Producer
    Series 1, Eps 1, 2 & 3
    Written by: Stephen Butchard
    Starring: Waleed Zuaiter, Corey Stoll and Bertie Carvel
    Winner of RTS Craft and Design awards for Sound and Music
    Nominated for BAFTA TV Award for lead actor (Waleed Zuaiter)
    Nominated for BAFTA TV Craft Awards for Casting and Music

    Winner of RTS Craft and Design awards for Sound and Music
    Nominated for BAFTA TV Award for lead actor (Waleed Zuaiter)
    Nominated for BAFTA TV Craft Awards for Casting and Music
  • Date: 2018
    Production (role): A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
    Company: Bad Wolf / Sky One
    Project details: Series 1, Eps 3, 4 & 5

  • Date: 2018
    Production (role): LOST IN SPACE
    Company: Legendary TV / Netflix
    Project details: Series 1, Ep 4
  • Date: 2017
    Production (role): TIN STAR
    Company: Kudos/ Sky Atlantic
    Project details: Series 1, Eps 3 & 5
    Starring: Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks
  • Date: 2016-2017
    Production (role): DC's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
    Company: Warner Bros / DC
    Project details: Series 1, Ep 14 & Series 2, 11
  • Date: 2016
    Production (role): THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
    Company: BBC Wales / BBC 1
    Project details: Opening director
    Series 1, Eps 1, 2 & 3
    Starring: Colin Morgan and Charlotte Spencer
    Nominated for Best Director at the RTS West of England awards

    "Tingling the spine whilst engaging the brain, The Living and the Dead is smart, scary and knowing" - The Guardian

    "Beautifully filmed and directed by Alice Troughton, it’s an appealingly old-fashioned ghost story but with depth, set against a backdrop of a rural society on the cusp of great change" - The Irish Times
  • Date: 2016
    Production (role): THE FLASH
    Company: CW
    Project details: Series 2, Ep 17
  • Date: 2015
    Production (role): CUCUMBER
    Company: Red / Channel 4
    Project details: Series 1, Eps 4, 5, & 6
    Written by: Russell T. Davies
    Nominated for Best Director at the RTS awards

    "Channel 4's Cucumber just got brilliant - if you're not watching, start now" - The Guardian
  • Date: 2015
    Production (role): TEEN WOLF
    Company: MTV
    Project details: Series 5, Ep 6
  • Date: 2014
    Production (role): IN THE FLESH
    Company: BBC Drama / BBC 3
    Project details: Series 2, Eps 5 & 6
    Written by: Dominic Mitchell
    Winner of the BAFTA award for Best Drama
  • Date: 2014
    Production (role): ATLANTIS
    Company: Urban Myth / BBC 1
    Project details: Series 1, Eps 4, 5, 8, 10, 11
    Written by: Howard Overman
  • Date: 2013
    Production (role): FRANKIE
    Company: BBC Drama / BBC 1
    Project details: Series 1, Eps 3 & 4
    Written by: Lucy Gannon
  • Date: 2012
    Production (role): SILK
    Company: BBC Drama / BBC 1
    Project details: Series 2, Eps 3 & 4
    Written by: Peter Moffat
  • Date: 2009-2012
    Production (role): MERLIN (Series 2 to 5)
    Company: Shine / BBC 1
    Project details: 13 x 45’ episodes
  • Date: 2008
    Production (role): DOCTOR WHO (Series 4)
    Company: BBC Wales / BBC 1
    Project details: 2 x 60’ including ‘Midnight’
  • Date: 2007-2009
    Production (role): THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES
    Company: CBBC / BBC 1
    Project details: Opening director
    Series 1, Eps 1, 2 ,3 & 4; Series 3, Eps 3, 4, 7, 8, 11 & 12
    BAFTA nominated for Best Series
  • Date: 2006
    Production (role): TORCHWOOD
    Company: BBC 3 / BBC 2
    Project details: Series 1, Eps 5 & 10
  • Date: 2006
    Production (role): NO ANGELS
    Company: World / Channel 4
    Project details: Series 3, Eps 1, 5 & 6
  • Date: 2005
    Production (role): HOLBY CITY
    Company: BBC 1
    Project details: Series 7, Eps 1, 2, 29, 30, 42 & 43
  • Date: 2004
    Production (role): EASTENDERS
    Company: BBC 1
    Project details: 20 x 30' episodes
  • Date: 2002-2004
    Production (role): DOCTORS
    Company: BBC 1
    Project details: 23 x 30' episodes
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2004
    Production (role): DORIS THE BUILDER
    Company: Film Council
    Project details: 15'
  • Date: 2004
    Production (role): REFUGE
    Company: British Council
    Project details: 15'
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